Lot 400 , Maurice Canning Wilkes (Irish, 1910-1984), Portrait of Archibald Forrest, oil on canvas, 55 x 45cm

§ Maurice Canning Wilkes (Irish, 1910-1984)
Portrait of Archibald Forrest
oil on canvas
signed
55 x 45cm
£700-1,000

Condition:
Oil on original canvas in honest untouched condition, will benefit from a clean, slightly loose in what looks to be the original gilt gesso frame which has damage to the corners and elsewhere, remnants of Belfast framers label verso along with a typed label giving title, comes with the original cheque paid to the artist in 1941, drawn on the Belfast Bank Ltd and the sitters tweed hat.

Sold for £700